1973 Brown

4–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠3 Ivy League), coached by John Anderson.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1973, game by game: tied vs. Rhode Island 20–20; lost at Pennsylvania 20–28; won vs. Yale 34–25; lost vs. Dartmouth 16–28; won at Princeton 7–6; won at Cornell 17–7; lost vs. Harvard 32–35; won vs. Columbia 37–14+23−12Tied 20–20 vs. Rhode Island0Rhode IslandLost 20–28 at Pennsylvania-8PennsylvaniaWon 34–25 vs. Yale+9YaleLost 16–28 vs. Dartmouth-12DartmouthWon 7–6 at Princeton+1PrincetonWon 17–7 at Cornell+10CornellLost 32–35 vs. Harvard-3HarvardWon 37–14 vs. Columbia+23Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 37–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠163
Coach
John Anderson
Elo
1396 +69 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 54 of 123; offense No. 46, defense No. 60
SRS
−12.3 No. 98 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
B. Ball

1973 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠16–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania5–⁠26–⁠3
Yale5–⁠26–⁠3
Brown4–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Cornell2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠7–⁠1
Princeton0–⁠71–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.